About Cal Skinner

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Didnt he also pay to have some Chicago Democrat collecting signatures for him to get on the primary ballot, and then it turned out they werent technically supposed to have counted since they guy was collecting signatures for Democrat candidates, too?

Seems like he has a handle on the inner workings of the corrupt political world.

In other words, would knockers cost more in Cook County then let’s say Kane or McHenry county?

Cal, more information on this subject would be appreciated.

Skillicorn should first confirm whether paying for knockers is a legal campaign tactic in Illinois?

I know some politicians in the past have gotten themselves in some trouble when it is disclosed they paid for knockers while running for public office and sometimes even before.

I think paying for knockers in Nevada is legal even for a candidate; maybe it would be prudent if Skillicorn began looking for suitable numbers of knockers in Nevada first.

Better yet it might be prudent for Skillicorn to shy away from paying for knockers altogether until the race is over.

On further thought, an attractive candidate with an ounce of personality should be able to find a sufficient number of knockers in his own district to meet his or her needs.

Why would anyone vote for a candidate who has to pay for knockers when so many of those who vote know how to get them for free.

Given Skillicorn’s propensity to use campaign money in this wasteful fashion, how can I trust him with my tax dollars.

Skillicorn is not for me.

Now if Skillicorn got Dan Proft’s PAC to pay for all necessary knockers to meet his needs and allowed Joe Walsh to supervise them even firing them all up with one of his rah rah speeches, then maybe I would change my mind about Skillicorn.

Cal, I hope once Skillicorn selects his group of knockers you will post of picture of them with a blog describing where Skillicorn found them and whether his experience with them was worth the price.

These might help future candidates who consider going down this road.

This is such an important subject which touches all political parties and gender and I we can all say we learned here first on the McHenry County blog.

At Knowledge Voter, I don’t follow Dan religiously but I know he’s ran for Governor, has a show on conservative talk radio, and he works for Illinois Opportunity Project which is a free market think tank.

Is there something alarming about what he says on his radio shows?

I’ve only ever heard him defend Rauner and criticize Madigan, speak in favor or lower spending and not raising taxes, fixing the pension mess, etc.

Nothing like a little ‘Free Market’ capitalism to bring the Trolls out to play on Cal’s blog. Just the mere thought of people actually doing some kind of work and getting paid for it seems to be too much to endure.